JavaScript String at() Method

JavaScript String.at() method is used to find the character at the specified index. This method is capable of taking both positive and negative indexes. The positive index finds the element from the start of the array and the negative index is used to find the element from the end of the array.

Syntax:

let a = str.at(ind)

Parameters:

This method accepts a single parameter.

• ind: It takes a single parameter only that is the index of the element which can be a positive or negative integer 

Return Value:

It returns a single character string that contains the element present at the specified location.

at() method

Example 1: In this example, we will use the String.at() method with a positive index.

let str1 = "Welcome to GeeksforGeeks";
let str2 = "GeeksforGeeks";

console.log(str1.at(3));
console.log(str2.at(8))

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Example 2: In this example, we will use the String.at() method with a negative index. The negative index starts from the last character of the string, -1 represents the last character and counting is done from the back

let str1 = "Welcome to GeeksforGeeks";
let str2 = "GeeksforGeeks";

console.log(str1.at(-3));
console.log(str2.at(-8))

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Supported Browsers: 

• Chrome 92
• Edge 92
• Firefox 90
• Opera 78
• Safari 15.4